508 Quotes About Stoicism

Feeling sorry for our bodies ought to be the closest we get to feeling sorry for ourselves.

Death is freedom from life.

Slavery often masquerades as freedom.

The vast majority of people are each a puppet that is forever pulled in this or that direction, or pushed into this or that action, by things such as public opinion and an emotion.

Having to make a difficult or important decision is sometimes more agonizing than not having a choice.

It is a curse to be childish, but a blessing to be childlike.

Pitying a living man for being poor is like envying a dead man for being rich.

Even most of those whose wealth was not inherited or won often lose sleep over losing their wealth.

Change is not always a bad thing: it sometimes takes the form of progress. And is not always a good thing: it sometimes takes the form of regress.